Bakery preorders
RecipeDaily bake
40 per day
40 orders per bake day. The count for each day resets at 6:00 AM.
- 40 per day
- Every day 6 AM–8 PM
- 2d ahead
- 5 fields
Form builders
Google Forms alternative for signups that need a cap and a closing time.
The free form builder everyone already has, pressed into service as a waitlist.
- Who Google Forms is for
- Anyone who needs a form today and has a Google account. Not built for waitlists, but often used as one.
- Their price
- Free (docs.google.com)
- Unwaited
- Free for 100 signups a month; Starter $10 a month for 2,500.
When Google Forms is the better choice
- Free, familiar, and already in your Google account.
- Answers land in a Google Sheet you can chart and share.
- Any question type, sections, and file uploads for signed-in users.
When Unwaited is
- Capacity that closes the form at the number you set, per day, week, or month, and is safe when two people submit at once.
- One entry per email without forcing people to sign in to Google.
- A position number, a confirmation email with a status link, and a way to leave.
- Opening hours, time slots with per-slot caps, a QR code, and an embed in your own colors.
Side by side
What each one does
Prices and limits are what Google Forms's public pages showed on 17 September 2026. Check them before you decide.
| Feature | Google Forms | Unwaited |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free; Starter $10/mo |
| Response cap | Yes, but not enforced when submits collide | Enforced in a database lock |
| Cap per day, week, or month | No | Yes |
| Dedupe by email | Only with Google sign-in | Yes, no sign-in |
| Position number | No | Yes |
| Time slots with per-slot caps | Add-ons only | Built in |
| Opening hours | Close date only | Weekly hours and one-off windows |
| Branding | Google header | Your colors and logo |
Switching
How to move from Google Forms
Step 1
Open the responses sheet and download it as CSV so you keep the old signups.
Step 2
Create a waitlist from the recipe that matches your list and copy your questions into the builder.
Step 3
Replace the Google Form link everywhere with the hosted link, or embed the form on your site.
Ready-made waitlist
Start from the recipe people leaving them use
Each one is a ready-made waitlist with the capacity, hours, and fields already set. Sign in, one click, and it is live.
Events and pop-ups
RecipeRooftop sessions
200 in total
200 spots total, the room's capacity. The list closes at 200.
- 200 total
- Sun, Thu, Fri, Sat 9 AM–6 PM
- 3 fields
Gym classes
Recipe6:00 AM HIIT
20 per day
20 spots per class day. Numbering restarts every class.
- 20 per day
- Mon to Fri 6 PM–5 PM +1d
- 4 fields
FAQ
Questions
Can Unwaited send answers to a Google Sheet?
Not directly. Export the CSV any time, or on Starter and Pro point a webhook at Zapier or Make to append rows.
Does Unwaited have as many question types?
It has text, long text, email, phone, number, dropdown, radio, checkbox, checkbox group, date, and time slot, with show/hide rules. No grids or scales.
Why does the Google Forms cap fail?
Google's own help notes that responses arriving at the same moment are accepted past the limit. Unwaited checks capacity inside a database lock, so the limit holds.
Related
Keep reading
- FeatureHosted pageA hosted waitlist page with your own link, no website needed
- How-toHow to create a bakery preorders waitlist40 orders per bake day. The count for each day resets at 6:00 AM.
- For your businessThe preorder waitlist for bakeries and cafésForty loaves a day, orders taken two days ahead, a cutoff at 10:00 AM.
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